The rumor mills are beginning to churn out who is  ahead in different races and by how many points This time of the polls is there  joyous time to spread baloney and fairy tales about  candidates. These smoothies can make their polls  say anything they want without ANY proof. 

The public is never told, what were the questions, how were they asked, who  were they asked of, is the polling company controlled by the political parties, how many people were polled, where did they lived, did they speak or understand English.

These polls which pop up in articles saying who is ahead in a race and by how many point are usually put in print for a price tag. The more you pay the bigger the person is beating their challengers. There is no proof offered and when they give proof it is a total illogical joke. but it gives  the printer who put these polls in their papers or web sites a little richer.

The latest poll I read for the 366^st State Senate seat has these people rated as in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place: This poll makes as much sense as the ones written for cash. So my public when you hear or read poll numbers sit back and decide where you like to take your wife or girlfriend to dinner. I plan to take a close look at Ima Hogg, he seem to have a long history in politics

1) Carl Nevertellthetruth

2) Ima Hogg

3) Peter Hustlethepublic.

                                                                                                       Editor: James Tricoli           

 Tonight, my family and friends were at my son’s house celebrating the 4^th .There were about 12 little ones run around the huge bond fire eating Mores which is a graham crackers, top with marshmallows and chocoate

 Later in the evening we all when to see and hear fireworks at the park. The loud bangs and bright burst of gun power brought my memory to the brave men and women over seas doing their job,so we can enjoy nights like tonight.

 July 4 th is the day our country became free and no longer ruled by any foreign country. Tonight as we put our head down to rest, please say a pray and try to think of our children fighting to protect us and asked the GOD TO BRING THEM HOME QUICKLY AND SAFELY.

Boy.  Folks can rant and rave about how over paid various public servants are but in my next like I’d like to work for a company that pays, gives benefits, and compensates like Amherst and Williamsville do. 

Last year Sally Kuzon left the employment of the Village of Williamsville because she could not come to an agreement on a new contract.  Finally the Village said the old contract had provisions that were too generous in today’s world.  They could not justify continuing such a generous contract.  When they offered her a revised contract she would not accept it and left.  At the time she informed the board that she expected to receive severance pay because her contract had expired.

Her letter to the board stated that she was entitled to payment equal to one year’s salary ($72,875) “in accordance with the agreement.”

At its first meeting following her departure the Village Board voted 3-2 to pay Kuzon a that amount.  Now she wants MORE!!!
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How is your paycheck holding up against the cost of living increase?  Last month the average weekly wage of most ordinary workers was up 2.8 percent in the 12 months through June, the Consumer Price Index was up more that 4 percent.

“The nation’s employers eliminated tens of thousands of jobs in June for the sixth consecutive month in a steady chipping away of the work force that seems likely to leave the economy very weak through Election Day.”

“Responding quickly to the government employment report, issued Thursday, the presidential candidates called for action, beyond the recent stimulus package, to reverse the deterioration. In past downturns, the Federal Reserve saved the day, or tried to, by cutting interest rates. This time, however, with the Fed having already cut rates drastically, appeals are increasingly going to the White House and Congress.”
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It’s nice to know that judges are people to be looked up to.  They are models for us.  They study issues and write decisions that guide us.  Honest as the day is long, usually. 

Seems like the fellow George W. appointed to be a judge on the Federal District Court in Washington employed a “poor work method.”  That’s his excuse for copying a large portion of an article he “wrote” for a legal journal.

“Last year, a peer-reviewed legal journal, the Supreme Court Economic Review, issued a retraction of an article by Michael E. O’Neill in 2004. “Substantial portions” of the article, the editors wrote, were “appropriated without attribution” from a book review by another law professor. In addition, at least four articles by Mr. O’Neill in other publications contain passages that appear to have been lifted from other scholars’ works without quotation marks or attribution.”

“Long passages in the 2004 article are virtually identical to the book review, which was published in 2000 in the Virginia Law Review and was written by Anne C. Dailey, a law professor at the University of Connecticut.”
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Here’s another cog in the “Big Brother” is watching you and what you are watching.  Google was ordered, by a federal judge, to turn over its records of which users watched which videos on YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far, to Viacom.

“The order raised concerns among YouTube users and privacy advocates that the video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could be exposed. But Google and Viacom said they were hoping to come up with a way to protect the anonymity of the site’s visitors.”
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The past three months have been a tremendous success for the Powers Campaign. The Powers Platoon is blanketing the district and turning out in large numbers to parades, picnics, canvasses, and phone banks.

Below are some of our major accomplishments from the last quarter:

• In late May, we started circulating petitions in order to get our name on the ballot. We are going well above and beyond what’s needed and turning in thousands of signatures. Our team is knocking on doors and getting great responses everywhere we go.
• The AFL-CIO made an early endorsement of our campaign. Usually, the AFL-CIO waits until August to endorse, but realized the opportunity we have in NY-26 and came on board early. I am honored to have the endorsement of the working men and women of the AFL-CIO and look forward to bringing the voice of the middle class back to Congress.
• The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recognized the exemplary work of the Powers Platoon by supporting our candidacy and placing us in their “Red to Blue” program. Only 6 races with primaries like ours have been recognized across the country! The program takes the top Democratic campaigns in Republican districts and helps them to victory in November. The DCCC has joined us because of all the hard work our team has done in the past year: gaining the endorsements of the Democratic Committees in all 7 Counties, being the only Democrat to have a labor endorsement, and all the grassroots support we have garnered from the voters in NY-26.
• With the end of the financial quarter here, we are pleased to announce that we will have our strongest quarter yet. I am most proud that 75% of our donors have given $50 or less.

Click on the above video to watch the Powers Platoon in action

You have seen the Powers Platoon in their red t-shirts walking in parades, at picnics and knocking on doors and this holiday weekend will be no different! Be sure to check out our latest grassroots report and photos from the trail.

I wish you a very joyous holiday weekend. If you’d like to join us in our celebrations throughout the district, check in with our campaign to get involved in our July 4th festivities.

We appreciate all your support and look forward to the next 68 days in our One Summer For Change.

The Powers Platoon is taking it to the street to prove that together, we have the power to change Washington!

Jon

Debbie Bucki has thrown her hat into the ring for the Amherst Town Clerk position. She has many years of experience running offices with major responsibilities. 

The Town Board will vote on July 7th for this position.

Legislator Michele M. Iannello to Hold Press Conference Regarding Energy and Cost Savings in County Government

Erie County Legislator Michele M. Iannello (D-Kenmore) will hold a press conference Monday, July 7, 2008 to discuss a resolution she is introducing to the County Legislature.  This resolution encourages energy savings in County government which will result in substantial savings for taxpayers.

Legislator Iannello will present the energy and cost saving measures put forth in this resolution.  The conference will be held at 2 p.m. in front of National Grid located at 535 Washington Street, Buffalo, New York 14203.

There, he’s done it again!  According to my town sources Dr. Mohan will not replace a worker retiring  from the Assessment Department, even though Mr. Williams has repeatedly asked him to. 

With the town in the middle of full reassessment Williams needs a complete staff to do the job.  Mohan’s rational for not filling the vacancy was that the county would be taking over the revaluation function.  Really?

I called the County Office and inquired about this previously unknown turn.  The responses ranged from:  “What?” ”I don’t know what you  are talking about,”  “We have no plans to take over reassessments this year, next or anytime in the near future.”

Once again our Amherst Supervisor is pulling”facts” out of his . . . ear.  

If the Assessment Department does not have a full compliment of workers the end result will be another hit to our taxes, and remember, Mohan promised we would have the Assessors office fully staffed to do the job.

Thanks, Satish.